Kaohsiung vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$370
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
80
69
😀 Quality of life
85
48
🏙️ Population
2.73M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 135% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 5567th and 8922nd ($1002 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Taiwan and Pakistan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 461st and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Lahore

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Kaohsiung Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334